Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Limnalsine diffusa (Nutt.) Rydberg
Claylonia diffusa Nutt.; T. .V G. Fl. N. Am. 1: 202. 1838. Monlia diffusa Greene. PI. Fran. 181. 1891.
Annual; stems decumbent at the base, diffuse, much-branched, 0.5-2 dm. high; leavi petioled, alternate, thi petioles 1-3 cm. long, dilated at the base, the blades ovate or deltoid, 1-2.5 cm. long, acute, deCUrrent on the petioles; flowers in leafy panicles; pedicels 1-2 cm. long, recurved in flower, ascending when in fruit; sepals rounded-obovate, 2 mm. long; petals
white or pali nate, i nun Ion.,; cap : ' ■■'"■■ ate, slightly exceeding 'In i .1
seeds black, broadly ellipsoid, 1.5 mm. long, finely reticulatcly grooved. Type locality: Port Vancouver, Wathii
DgtOn to central California.
- bibliographic citation
- Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg. 1932. CHENOPODIALES. North American flora. vol 21(4). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
